| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Ferguson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Polston (fresh) 6 pts. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffrey Burr (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Viktor Kuszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Wallin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Lee (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rice | Gary Ferguson inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by Jeffrey Burr in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Burr, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 19:42 | Rice | Gary Ferguson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 19:41 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it in | 46-32 |
| 19:22 | UTEP | Jeffrey Burr scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Viktor Kuszynski | 46-35 |
| 19:18 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is hacked by Viktor Kuszynski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Viktor Kuszynski, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 19:09 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 19:07 | Rice | Matthew Nickols tips it back up and in | 48-35 |
| 18:45 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 18:43 | Rice | Dennis David grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Paul Polston can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Stephen Wallin - foul #2 on Stephen Wallin, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Chris Campbell (C) Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orville Rossetti (SG), John Danna (SF), Jonathan Burnley (PF), Alex Satterfield (C) Viktor Kuszynski, Stephen Wallin, Salvatore Gallo, Jesse Lee | |
| 18:22 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 18:22 | Rice | Paul Polston makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 18:15 | UTEP | Jeffrey Burr misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-35 |
| 18:14 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 50-35 |
| 17:50 | Rice | Gary Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Brian McKay (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Paul Polston | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 17:32 | UTEP | John Danna misses the easy layup | 50-35 |
| 17:31 | Rice | The rebound goes to Joseph Matheson | 50-35 |
| 17:09 | Rice | Eric Lam is denied on a layup by Jonathan Burnley | 50-35 |
| 17:07 | UTEP | John Danna pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:47 | UTEP | Joseph Matheson is called for the reach on John Danna - foul #1 on Joseph Matheson, team foul #1 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), Matthew Nickols (C) Eric Lam, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski (SG), Stephen Wallin (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Jesse Lee (C) Orville Rossetti, John Danna, Jonathan Burnley, Alex Satterfield | |
| 16:18 | UTEP | Stephen Wallin loses the dribble to Cecil Lawhon | 50-35 |
| 16:14 | Rice | Charles Brown misses the lay-in | 50-35 |
| 16:13 | UTEP | Stephen Wallin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 15:53 | UTEP | Jeffrey Burr can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-35 |
| 15:52 | Rice | Chris Campbell grabs the board | 50-35 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Charles Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Matheson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chris Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffrey Burr (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Viktor Kuszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Wallin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jesse Lee (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Rice | Joseph Matheson travels in the backcourt | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Charles Brown, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Louis Hester (PG), Jonathan Burnley (SF), Rodney Bauer (PF), Alex Satterfield (C) Jeffrey Burr, Stephen Wallin, Salvatore Gallo, Jesse Lee | |
| 15:34 | UTEP | The pull-up jumper by Louis Hester is blocked by Joseph Horn | 50-35 |
| 15:33 | UTEP | Jonathan Burnley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Rodney Bauer misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew Nickols - foul #3 on Matthew Nickols, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SG), Brian McKay (C) Cecil Lawhon, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orville Rossetti (SG), John Danna (SF) Viktor Kuszynski, Alex Satterfield | |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Rodney Bauer makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:13 | UTEP | Rodney Bauer misses the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:13 | Rice | Joseph Horn gets the rebound | 50-36 |
| 14:52 | Rice | Gary Ferguson loses the dribble to John Danna | 50-36 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Louis Hester hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Danna | 50-38 |
| 14:36 | Rice | Brian McKay clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-38 |
| 14:35 | UTEP | Rodney Bauer snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 14:15 | UTEP | John Danna misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 14:14 | Rice | Brian McKay pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 14:10 | Rice | Paul Polston is by himself and knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Ferguson | 52-38 |
| 13:56 | UTEP | Louis Hester's pass is intercepted by Gary Ferguson | 52-38 |
| 13:35 | Rice | Paul Polston is open but misses the lay-in | 52-38 |
| 13:33 | Rice | Brian McKay snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 13:16 | Rice | Joseph Horn is wide open and slams it home on a great pass from Dennis David | 54-38 |
| 13:08 | UTEP | John Danna hits the finger roll | 54-40 |
| 12:55 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses short on a floater in the paint | 54-40 |
| 12:54 | Rice | Dennis David tips it back up and in | 56-40 |
| 12:34 | UTEP | Joseph Horn denies the turnaround by John Danna | 56-40 |
| 12:33 | Rice | The rebound goes to Paul Polston | 56-40 |
| 12:28 | Rice | John Danna steals the ball from Dennis David in the backcourt | 56-40 |
| 12:20 | UTEP | John Danna misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-40 |
| 12:18 | Rice | Paul Polston gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| 12:01 | Rice | Brian McKay can't connect on a runner in the lane | 56-40 |
| 12:00 | Rice | Brian McKay snags the offensive board | 56-40 |
| 11:44 | Rice | Gary Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-40 |
| 11:42 | UTEP | Orville Rossetti gets the rebound | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Ferguson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Horn (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Brian McKay (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Louis Hester (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Orville Rossetti (tiring) 5 pts. SF - John Danna (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Bauer (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Burnley (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Orville Rossetti drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Louis Hester | 56-42 |
| 11:10 | Rice | Paul Polston is fouled on the floor by Louis Hester - foul #4 on Louis Hester, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Chris Campbell (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Paul Polston, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Burr (PG), Viktor Kuszynski (SG), Stephen Wallin (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Jesse Lee (C) Louis Hester, Orville Rossetti, John Danna, Rodney Bauer, Jonathan Burnley | |
| 10:53 | Rice | Joseph Matheson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Wallin - foul #3 on Stephen Wallin, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Matthew Nickols clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Burr - foul #3 on Jeffrey Burr, team foul #6 | 56-42 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 10:35 | Rice | Matthew Nickols makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 10:16 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stephen Wallin | 58-44 |
| 10:08 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Charles Brown | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Wallin and he's fouled by Chris Campbell - foul #1 on Chris Campbell, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cobb (SF), Alex Satterfield (C) Stephen Wallin, Jesse Lee | |
| 09:53 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 09:38 | Rice | Matthew Nickols buries a shot from the left wing set up by Joseph Matheson | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:18 | UTEP | George Cobb is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on George Cobb, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (PG), Gary Ferguson (SF), James Look (PF) Charles Brown, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Wallin (SF) Viktor Kuszynski | |
| 09:03 | Rice | Stephen Wallin takes the ball from Gary Ferguson | 62-47 |
| 08:47 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Wallin | 62-49 |
| 08:26 | Rice | Matthew Nickols hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Look | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:07 | UTEP | George Cobb connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Stephen Wallin | 64-52 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Salvatore Gallo is called for the reach on Eric Lam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Salvatore Gallo, team foul #8 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Paul Polston (SF), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski (SG), Jesse Lee (C) George Cobb, Alex Satterfield | |
| 08:04 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:04 | Rice | Eric Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:47 | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo is hacked by Eric Lam - foul #3 on Eric Lam, team foul #4 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Joseph Matheson (SF) Charles Brown, James Look | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 07:26 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski loses the ball out of bounds | 66-52 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF) Eric Lam | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Polston (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Matheson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Joseph Horn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Jeffrey Burr (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Viktor Kuszynski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Stephen Wallin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Salvatore Gallo (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Lee (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Jeffrey Burr is called for the reach on Joseph Matheson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Burr, team foul #9 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Louis Hester (PG) Jeffrey Burr | |
| 07:21 | Rice | Joseph Matheson makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 07:21 | Rice | Joseph Matheson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-52 |
| 07:21 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jesse Lee | 67-52 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:07 | UTEP | Stephen Wallin knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Jesse Lee | 67-55 |
| 07:04 | Rice | Dennis David's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Cecil Lawhon (SG), James Look (PF) Paul Polston, Joseph Horn | |
| Subs | UTEP | John Danna (PF) Salvatore Gallo | |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:44 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-55 |
| 06:42 | Rice | The rebound goes to Dennis David | 67-55 |
| 06:27 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Campbell | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by James Look - foul #1 on James Look, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| Subs | Rice | Charles Brown (PG), Eric Lam (SG), Paul Polston (SF), Matthew Nickols (C) Dennis David, Cecil Lawhon, Joseph Matheson, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Jeffrey Burr (PG), George Cobb (SF), Jonathan Burnley (PF), Alex Satterfield (C) Louis Hester, Stephen Wallin, John Danna, Jesse Lee | |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 06:13 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 05:55 | Rice | Matthew Nickols misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-57 |
| 05:53 | UTEP | George Cobb grabs the defensive rebound | 69-57 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Burnley lays it in and he's fouled by Eric Lam - foul #4 on Eric Lam, team foul #6 | 69-59 |
| Subs | Rice | Joseph Horn (PF), Brian McKay (C) James Look, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| 05:46 | UTEP | Jonathan Burnley makes the free throw | 69-60 |
| 05:34 | Rice | Paul Polston hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Charles Brown | 71-60 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | Jeffrey Burr drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Viktor Kuszynski | 71-62 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Charles Brown misses short on an open floater from the left side but he's hacked by George Cobb - foul #2 on George Cobb, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF) Paul Polston | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orville Rossetti (SG), Rodney Bauer (PF) Viktor Kuszynski, George Cobb | |
| 05:09 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 05:09 | Rice | Charles Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 04:49 | UTEP | Orville Rossetti's layup is rejected by Gary Ferguson | 73-62 |
| 04:47 | UTEP | Jonathan Burnley tips it but misses | 73-62 |
| 04:45 | Rice | Charles Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 73-62 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Gary Ferguson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Burr - foul #5 on Jeffrey Burr, team foul #11 | 73-62 |
| Subs | Rice | Dennis David (PG), Cecil Lawhon (SG), Chris Campbell (PF), Matthew Nickols (C) Charles Brown, Eric Lam, Joseph Horn, Brian McKay | |
| Subs | UTEP | Louis Hester (PG), Stephen Wallin (SF), Jesse Lee (C) Jeffrey Burr, Jonathan Burnley, Alex Satterfield | |
| 04:21 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 74-62 |
| 04:21 | Rice | Gary Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 75-62 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:09 | UTEP | Louis Hester misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 04:08 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Lee | 75-62 |
| 03:57 | UTEP | Rodney Bauer makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Stephen Wallin | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Rice | Louis Hester steals the ball from Dennis David in the backcourt | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | UTEP | Jesse Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-64 |
| 03:40 | UTEP | Rodney Bauer snags the offensive board | 75-64 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Louis Hester comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dennis David - foul #1 on Dennis David, team foul #7 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Rice | Paul Polston (SF) Gary Ferguson | |
| Subs | UTEP | George Cobb (SG), John Danna (SF), Salvatore Gallo (PF), Alex Satterfield (C) Orville Rossetti, Stephen Wallin, Rodney Bauer, Jesse Lee | |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Louis Hester makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 03:24 | UTEP | Louis Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Lineup | Rice | PG - Dennis David (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Cecil Lawhon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Polston (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Nickols (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Louis Hester (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Cobb (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Danna (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Salvatore Gallo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Alex Satterfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:56 | Rice | Cecil Lawhon misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 75-66 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | Alex Satterfield gets the rebound | 75-66 |
| 02:55 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-66 |
| Subs | Rice | Gary Ferguson (SF), Joseph Horn (PF) Paul Polston, Chris Campbell | |
| Subs | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski (SG), Jonathan Burnley (PF), Jesse Lee (C) George Cobb, Salvatore Gallo, Alex Satterfield | |
| 02:30 | UTEP | John Danna can't finish the layup | 75-66 |
| 02:28 | Rice | Joseph Horn grabs the defensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Dennis David is hacked by John Danna in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Danna, team foul #12 | 75-66 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 02:26 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 02:22 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-66 |
| Subs | Rice | | |
| Subs | UTEP | Salvatore Gallo (PF) Jonathan Burnley | |
| 02:17 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski clanks a jumper from the right side | 77-66 |
| 02:15 | Rice | Matthew Nickols snags the defensive board | 77-66 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Jesse Lee is called for the reach on Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesse Lee, team foul #13 | 77-66 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:12 | Rice | Dennis David misses the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 02:12 | Rice | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Horn | 78-66 |
| 01:52 | Rice | Gary Ferguson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis David | 80-66 |
| 01:30 | UTEP | Viktor Kuszynski drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Salvatore Gallo | 80-68 |
| 01:08 | Rice | Joseph Horn misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-68 |
| 01:06 | UTEP | The rebound goes to Jesse Lee | 80-68 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | Louis Hester makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Viktor Kuszynski | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Louis Hester is called for the reach on Dennis David in the backcourt - foul #5 on Louis Hester, team foul #14 | 80-70 |
| Subs | Rice | Eric Lam (SG), Joseph Matheson (SF), Paul Polston (PF), Chris Campbell (C) Cecil Lawhon, Gary Ferguson, Joseph Horn, Matthew Nickols | |
| Subs | UTEP | Orville Rossetti (PG), George Cobb (SG), Jonathan Burnley (PF), Alex Satterfield (C) Louis Hester, Viktor Kuszynski, Salvatore Gallo, Jesse Lee | |
| 00:53 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 1st free throw | 81-70 |
| 00:53 | Rice | Dennis David makes the 2nd free throw | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:47 | UTEP | Joseph Matheson takes the ball from John Danna | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Rice | Rice is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Rice | Paul Polston connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Eric Lam | 84-70 |
| 00:22 | UTEP | Alex Satterfield hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 84-70 |
| 00:20 | UTEP | Jonathan Burnley tips it back up and in | 84-72 |
| 00:00 | Rice | Dennis David runs out the clock | 84-72 |